NYC Adds Nearly a Million Jobs As It Reaches a Total Recovery from One of the Worst Pandemic Drops in the Nation
Let me start with the good news: New York City has regained nearly one million jobs, 29.9% above its lowestContinue Reading
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FROM ALL DIRECTIONS, THE CITY BUDGET IS AT RISK OF BEING TORN TO PIECES
Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Council are negotiating the adoption of the City budget, Fiscal Year 2024,Continue Reading
Plunge in NY April Tax Receipts Could Foreshadow Budget Deficit Even as New Fiscal Year Begins
Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature finished passing the 2023-2024 state budget on May 3, about a monthContinue Reading
Does Voting by Mail in New York Really Require a Constitutional Amendment?
By Deborah Franzblau and Jim Brennan Does voting by mail in New York really require a constitutional amendment? Our newContinue Reading
The MTA’s “Deficits” Aren’t Just a NYC Problem: Taxes Bail Out the Commuter Lines Heavily Too
The New York State budget was submitted to the Legislature by Governor Kathy Hochul for the fiscal year beginning AprilContinue Reading
Honoring Norm Fruchter, A Leader with Profound Impact on New York’s School System
Norm Fruchter, an education activist whose unique intellectual and organizational abilities led to major change for the New York CityContinue Reading
New York Dems’ Self-Inflicted Wounds Contribute to House Losses Here
Political forecasters like the Cook Political Report and FiveThirtyEight.com predicted the Republican Party would win the House of Representatives inContinue Reading
A Ruthless Midterm Closes in on Nov. 8th, 2022
Election Day is in less than two weeks in what I’ve called “The Ruthless Midterm “ in three articlesContinue Reading
LA PLUS CA’ CHANGE – A DISTURBING LOOK AT WHAT REPUBLICANS THINK ABOUT THE ELECTION (Originally Published Dec.17, 2020; Republished Oct. 20, 2022)
OCTOBER 20, 2022 I published this article a few days after the Electoral College voted on Dec. 14th, 2020, toContinue Reading
New York Doesn’t Want a Recession- But It Must Brace for One
The Federal Reserve Board’s aggressive interest rate increases have put the nation and New York on notice that an economicContinue Reading